The city of Medford, Minnesota is in northern Steele County. The Straight River runs through the city. Interstate Highway 35 and County Roads 12, 22, 23 and 45 are the chief routes through Medford. While most of the city is on the east side of the Interstate, a portion of it has extended over to the west side and south along the Interstate. Clinton Falls, to the south, is the Medford’s nearest neighbor. Other nearby localities include Deerfield, Merton, and Walcott. Owatonna is about seven miles south, and Faribault is about ten miles north of the city. Medford Township was settled in 1853, and organized in 1855. The city was platted in 1856. The first township meeting was held in the home of William K. Colling, an Englishman who returned to England after a few years in Medford. While the subject of a name for the township was under discussion, he said that his son had been born onboard a ship name Medford, and proposed that the township be named for the ship, as it was. A post office was established in 1855. Named for the township, the city was incorporated as a village in 1936. Lynn Frazier, the 12th governor of North Dakota, was born in Medford. The city’s population decreased slightly in the 1980s, but has risen during ever other census year since first recorded in 1940.
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In business since 1949, the Medford, Minnesota station provides gasoline, car, truck and SUV tires, truck accessories, automotive repair services, and towing services in Medford, Owatonna, Faribault, and Waseca. The gas station and convenience store is on South Main Street, and promotions are posted to the site.
http://www.anhorns.com/
Situated forty-five miles south of the Twin Cities metro region, between Faribault and Owatonna, just off of Interstate Highway 35, Medford is a small town in Steele County, Minnesota. The official city web site publishes council minutes and agendas, park board minutes, planning and zone minutes, the city code, and public notices.
http://www.medfordminnesota.com/
Located in Medford, Minnesota, about one hour south of Minneapolis on Interstate Highway 35, the shopping center features factory outlets and clearance stores from several name brands, a restaurant, and stores selling antiques and artisan accessories, as well as a dog walking park. A directory of stores, calendar of sales and events, and job postings are included.
http://www.medfordoutletcenter.com/
Offering a PK-12th grade curriculum, the Medford, Minnesota school district operates the Medford Elementary School and Medford High School, both of which are highlighted here, including school locations, schedules, faculty and staff contacts, and announcements, as well as information about its community education programs.
http://www.medford.k12.mn.us/
Privately owned and state licensed, the Medford Senior Care center offers an option for seniors who are no longer able to live independently. Offering assisted living apartments, with congregate dining, and the availability of emergency care available twenty-four hours a day. A tour of the facility may be scheduled through the site.
http://www.medfordseniorcare.com/
Specializing in fencing, the family owned business offers a variety of fencing products, posts, poles, fencing tools and machinery, including deer and wildlife exclusion and game inclusion fencing. Its location, hours of operation, products, photographs, and installation videos are presented.
http://www.midwestfencemn.com/
The family owned business is off of Interstate Highway 35, just south of the Medford Outlet Center in Medford, Minnesota. Offering a large selection of statues, garden accents, wrought iron gazebos, outdoor fire pits, memorial statues and benches, as well as soil, mulch, and compost available in bulk orders.
http://www.nagelsnursery.com/
The Medford, Minnesota congregation meets at its facilities on 3rd Street SW. Directions, office hours and contacts, service and programs schedules, and a calendar of upcoming programs and activities are set forth, and reports on its community outreach and service projects are posted to the site.
http://tlcmedford.org/
